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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

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Union Oil Co. 250, Subpart N, as support for the notion that “BSEE’s primary enforcement mechanisms for violations of the decommissioning regulations are civil fines and criminal penalties,” police powers to which Sojitz cannot subrogate. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. of California , 394 F.

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Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case

The Energy Law

On March 29, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its ruling in In re: Petition of Frescati Shipping Co., ATHOS I had its genesis in a 2004 vessel allision and oil spill on the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. as Owner of the M/T ATHOS I , Nos. 2701, et seq. 2701, et seq.”

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

The Energy Law

The court reasoned that every oil and gas well, whether conventional or otherwise, artificially creates a pressure gradient that causes minerals to flow towards the wellbore that otherwise would have remained in place. [12] 2] Coastal Oil & Gas Corp. 1] Briggs v. Garza Energy Trust, 268 S.W.3d 3d 1, 4 (Tx.

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Ninth and Fifth Circuits Split on Issue of Punitive Damages Under Maritime Law

The Energy Law

23, 2018). Alleging that the lack of an exhaust mechanism made the vessel unseaworthy, the plaintiff sued the vessel owner for unseaworthiness, seeking punitive damages among other remedies. Dutra Group , No. 15-56775 (9th Cir.

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HISTORY OF SPILLS: TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline (22 SPILLS: 2010-2022)

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TC Energy oil spill PR oil discharge 12-9-22 (Photo: U.S. 21: October 31, 2019: TransCanadas (TC Energy) Keystone pipeline leaked at least 380,000 gallons of tarsands oil and toxic diluents that affected wetlands in northeastern North Dakota. Obama and Pres. 30 spill. #21: No cause has yet been established. #20: